"Bernard Bailyn selected the contents and wrote the headings and notes ..."--V.1, p.[v]
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
pt. 1. Debates in the press and in private correspondence, September 17, 1787-January 12, 1788; Debates in the state ratifying conventions : Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts -- pt. 2. Debates in the press and in private correspondence, January 14-August 9, 1788; Debates in the state ratifying conventions : South Carolina, Virginia, New York, North Carolina
Contains writings, debates, and speeches from 1787-88 expressing views on the United States Constitution, both for and against ratification